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Jul 30, 2024 · I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you” (verses 13–15). Christ’s statement, “I have called you friends,” must have deeply moved the disciples since only Abraham and Moses were ...
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Imagine that the year is 25 AD. The world really hasn’t heard of Jesus of Nazareth. You interview a fisherman named John about all things religious. You ask him, “John, what does it take for someone to enjoy all the blessings of Abraham?” John’s answer will be centered around fidelity to the Law and to the things of the Old Covenant. There will lik...
This verse is far more than Jesus calling His disciples “friends.” The whole of John 15 is filled with salvation-historical meaning. In other words, John 15is Jesus telling His disciples that they are recipients of the blessings of Abraham, through the new covenant. To see this, we must explore what is meant by “friend of God” as well as “servant,”...
When we put these together, we see that what Jesus is saying is that the disciples (and all new covenant believers by extension) relate to God not in servile fear but in friendship. He has dedicated Himself to their redemption. This is what he means when he says that a “servant does not know what his master is doing.” D.A. Carson says it well: “The...
If we are looking for something to “do” in this verse, it’s not there. There are no imperatives in John 15:15. We are the recipients of the friendship of Christ and all the blessing which He bestows. We are the ones who have been brought into Jesus’ “all that I have heard from my Father.” But as we look at the surrounding verses, we do see a few im...
John 15:15. ESV No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. NIV I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything ...
Jesus contrasts this with the knowledge He imparts to His disciples, suggesting that they are now insiders to His divine mission and purpose. But I have called you friends The term "friends" is translated from the Greek word "philos," which denotes a beloved or dear companion.
We will return to the conventional term “disciples” momentarily, but the term “friends” captures the essence of John’s depiction of the disciples. “I have called you friends,” says Jesus (John 15:15). The relational element is critical: they are Jesus’ friends who first and foremost remain in the presence of Jesus (John 1:35-39 ...
Apr 30, 2012 · Jesus redefines the disciple-teacher relationship in John 15:14-17. His disciples are no longer to be his servants. They are his friends. We tend to read the word “friend” through the grid of contemporary friendships that Jesus is a sort of “best friend” (or, as my daughters say, Jesus is our BFF). Despite the popularity of this mental ...
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John 15:14 Commentaries: "You are My friends if you do what I command you. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. (14) Ye are my friends . . . —Stress is to be laid upon the pronoun, “ Ye are My friends . . .”. “Ye are those of whom I have just spoken, and for whom I am about to give the greatest proof of love.”.
